Overview
- Adelaide Magistrates Court approved home detention following a suitability report, releasing the MacKillop MP after his New Year remand.
- Bail conditions include an ankle monitor, a $5,000 surety, residence at a family property, and a 50m exclusion from the alleged victim’s home, with Corrections to manage any permitted pass‑outs for electorate duties.
- Magistrate Roderick Jensen called home detention the strictest form of bail and warned that any breach could see him returned to custody.
- The court considered special circumstances under the Bail Act, including his 10 days in custody, potential trial delays, and the approaching state election; McBride has signalled he will seek re‑election in March.
- The case combines earlier aggravated assault charges from April and additional counts added in October with new allegations from a December 27 Conmurra incident that also led to a bail‑breach charge, with the matter listed for January 30.